Friday, March 23, 2007

One of my night shifts for Necare 911!



Another call out to a 3 car pile up accident scene. Luckily no one was hurt. Just thought this was a cool pic.

Jojo's Blue Monster




It's ZS-RVJ, one of Jojo's favourite R44's who came in yesterday for a 400hr MPI. Gorgeous blue monster!

New Black Robbie's Created




Erik feeling 'slightly' irretated about the Main Rotor Track and Balance on this machine, struggle for days to get this heli to fly smoother!!

ZS-RER's Tail Rotor Push-pull tube


There was the biggest mistake I've made in my aviation career. My Tail Rotor Push pull tube was not in the guide of the tail boom where it was supposed to be, so the whole tube was chaffing against the tail rotor drive shaft. But luckily, the aircraft still flew safely with no one hurt for 96 hours. Thanks to the universe!!~

Fuse - Jojo's Calindiva

My fuse is growing her new leaves after the great blossom of her soft yellow flowers.
Is she a seasonal flower? I can't wait to see her yellow flowers again..


Thursday, March 22, 2007

Jojo's tummy...

Jojo's tummy hasn't been the happiest buddy ever since yesterday. I vomitted every food every drink that I put in it. Must be honest though, haven't been treating it well at all lately. I tend to ignore my body and she's trying to tell me something important, especially when Jojo is extremely busy. Oh well, all the best for Jojo body!

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Jojo's past two weeks...

Hum.. let's see, I've been working for the past full two weeks without a day off. So Many helicopters went flying too 'cos we had a couple of Engineers working on the weekend. The team and I made sure ZS-OFJ, call sign "Matrix One" flew the previous weekend. It was fantastic that she flew this beautifully. Some Engineers put out the fire for me when I'm on fire, but some Engineers rather throw parafine at me and watch me burn. I have made the biggest mistake on a helicopter the other day. Worse feeling I could possibly experience. Just having the thought that my pilots and helicopter almost lost Tail Rotor because of me. I have a warning form coming... It's not gonna be good. Yet how can some one this passionate about helicopters and her work make such an obvious and stupid mistake?
Engineers are my team, I hold them extremely close to my heart. My favourite one, a well respected Engineer of mine said to me "Just 'cos you're batting ur eyelids it doesn't mean you can get away with alot of things. Honeymoon is over for you."
Ouch - extremely sore when u hear it from ur favourite Engineer. I don't bat my eyes to get to places, nor do I step on others to go higher, just didn't know that this is what he saw in me. Honeymoon? Was I ever on honeymoon? I don't work any less harder than any of the Engineers in the hangar. What a week!